Claim · #6493540
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“more than one generation is typical, and it overwinters as adults or eggs”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 368
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi is a well-documented corn root pest; larval root herbivory and multiple southern generations align with the source quote and established IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi larvae do damage corn roots; multivoltine in southern US is well-supported; overwintering as adults or eggs is consistent with known biology.”
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